Ravikanth is an Indian actor who has appeared in

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films.

Career

Ravi began his professional career as a sound engineer and when the company closed down, he joined a drama troupe. At the troupe, he became acquainted with

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who introduced him to Ananthu, an associate of director

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. Soon after, Ravi was given the stage name of Ravikanth and made his acting debut in Balachander's ''

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'' (1987). During the period, he also shot for a supporting role in '' Apoorva Sagodharargal'' (1989) but his portions were cut owing to the film's length. Ravikanth later moved on to work on television serials, regularly collaborating on

's productions including ''Sahana'' and ''Solathan Ninaikiraen''. In the 2000s, Ravikanth has regularly worked on films directed by

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starting from '' Saroja'' (2008). In Venkat Prabhu's comedy drama ''

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'', Ravikanth portrayed eleven different characters and labelled the film as his "big break". He has since appeared in films such as ''

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'' and ''

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'' (2013) with the director. Some of his films in the 2000s, such as the

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-starrer ''2010 Bhagyaraj'' and the Silambarasan-starrer ''Kettavan'' were dropped mid-production. Outside of his film career, Ravikanth owns Reflomats, a business specialising in the production of signs.

Personal life

Ravikanth married actress

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in 2000, after divorcing his first wife. He then later got divorced

in 2002.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ravikanth Indian male film actors Tamil male actors Living people Indian male television actors Male actors from Tamil Nadu 20th-century Indian male actors 21st-century Indian male actors 1962 births